The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 4.4 earthquake in Panama near Panama City, Panamá District, Provincia de Panama, just 13 minutes ago. The earthquake struck late on Friday night, August 28, 2026, at 11:56 p.m. local time, at a shallow depth of 10 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake may be revised over the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.5 earthquake.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the earthquake was probably felt by many people in the epicentral area. It should not have caused significant damage, apart from objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.Weak shaking might have been felt in San Miguel (pop. 970), located 4 km from the epicenter; Juan Diaz (pop. 100,600), 89 km away; Tocumen (pop. 50,800), 89 km away; Pedregal (pop. 51,600), 90 km away; Panama City (pop. 408,200), 91 km away; Ancon (pop. 20,700), 91 km away; Curundu (pop. 16,400), 92 km away; San Miguelito (pop. 321,500), 92 km away; Veracruz (pop. 17,100), 94 km away; and Arraijan (pop. 76,800), 98 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the earthquake becomes available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more firsthand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this earthquake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 28, 2026 11:56 p.m. (Panama time) local time (29 Aug 2026 04:56 GMT)Magnitude: 4.4Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 8.45°N / 78.9°W (Balboa, Provincia de Panama, Panama)Primary data source: EMSC